Dayan Surname
Approximately 40,058 people bear this surname
Dayan Surname User-submission:
In Hebrew, a rabbinical judge.
Dayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 17,605 | 1:4,420 | 636 |
| Israel | 8,521 | 1:1,004 | 59 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,216 | 1:6,470 | 944 |
| United States | 1,660 | 1:218,349 | 21,224 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Philippines | 1,074 | 1:94,263 | 16,397 |
| France | 1,056 | 1:62,900 | 8,614 |
| Indonesia | 754 | 1:175,397 | 16,972 |
| India | 718 | 1:1,068,336 | 44,253 |
| Pakistan | 650 | 1:274,837 | 5,971 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Brazil | 364 | 1:588,116 | 21,930 |
| Argentina | 353 | 1:121,086 | 10,244 |
| Canada | 261 | 1:141,171 | 14,531 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Mexico | 176 | 1:705,263 | 10,879 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Germany | 148 | 1:543,956 | 45,184 |
| Armenia | 115 | 1:25,480 | 1,597 |
| Panama | 111 | 1:35,246 | 1,948 |
| Mongolia | 110 | 1:25,684 | 2,691 |
| Malaysia | 106 | 1:278,247 | 15,446 |
| Liberia | 89 | 1:49,534 | 4,428 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Dayán (7) are calculated separately.
Dayan (48,029) may also be a first name.
Dayan Surname Meaning
Dayan Demographics
Average Dayan Salary in
United States
$56,818 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dayan (Arabic: دايّان, Bengali: দয়ান, Hindi: दयान, Marathi: दयान, Oriya: ଦୟାନ, Russian: Даян) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Dayán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dayan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,927th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 181,925 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Dayan reside; 62 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 19,143rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 48,029 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 17,605 people, or 1 in 4,420. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 9 percent are found, Hakkari Province, where 9 percent are found and Sirnak Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 98 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent are found.
Dayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dayan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dayan surname grew 6,917 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dayan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Dayan last name are 42.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Dayan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 41.83% less than the national average, earning €17,467 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.06% more than the national average, earning R 489,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 52.73% more than the national average, earning $34,674,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $58,162 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dayan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୟାନ | dayana | 88.89 |
| ଦୟାନ୍ | dayan | 7.67 |
| ଡାୟାନ | dayana | 0.79 |
| ଦୟାଣ | dayana | 0.53 |
| ଦାୟାନ | dayana | 0.53 |
| ଡୟ | daya | 0.53 |
| ଦୟନ | dayana | 0.26 |
| ଡାୟଁା | dayama | 0.26 |
| ଡୟନ | dayana | 0.26 |
| Dayan in the Hindi language | ||
| दयान | dayana | 78.52 |
| दयां | dayam | 6.71 |
| दयन | dayana | 6.04 |
| दायां | dayam | 3.36 |
| दायन | dayana | 2.68 |
| दायण | dayana | 0.67 |
| डायन | dayana | 0.67 |
| Dayan in the Marathi language | ||
| दयान | dayana | 55.67 |
| दयन | dayana | 20.62 |
| डायन | dayana | 10.31 |
| दायन | dayana | 4.12 |
| दयानाह | dayanaha | 2.06 |
| दादन | dadana | 2.06 |
| अपण | apana | 1.03 |
| डायान | dayana | 1.03 |
| Dayan in the Bengali language | ||
| দয়ান | dayana | 50 |
| দয়ন | dayana | 50 |
| Dayan in the Russian language | ||
| Даян | daan | - |
| Dayan in the Arabic language | ||
| دايّان | dayan | - |
| دايان | dayan | - |
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Footnotes
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